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Found alongside
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
388 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
92 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
81 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
76 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
57 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
52 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Juab County (121) · Beaver County (96) · Tooele County (64) · Piute County (49) · Garfield County (13) · Grand County (11) · Millard County (7) · Iron County (5) · Sevier County (4) · Weber County (4) · Utah County (3) · Summit County (2) · Uintah County (2) · Duchesne County (2) · Rich County (2) · Sanpete County (1) · Daggett County (1) · Salt Lake County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Area | Gemstone, Fluorine-Fluorite | Agate, Tourmaline | Occurrence | 38.353, -113.236 |
| Sheeprock Mine | Potassium, Aluminum, Gold | Alunite, Gold | Past Producer | 38.381, -112.569 |
| Honorine Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Beudantite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.458, -112.345 |
| Wild Bill Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Corkite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.379, -113.151 |
| Lady Bryan Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Iron | Anglesite, Fluorite, Limonite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.335, -113.156 |
| Miller Scheelite Claims Mine | Beryllium | Apatite, Beryl, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Helvite, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Thulite | Past Producer | 38.361, -112.777 |
| Escalante Silver Mine | Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Willemite | Producer | 37.682, -113.720 |
| Lost Hope Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 40.851, -113.899 |
| 1903 Mine | Lead | Barite, Calamine, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 39.827, -112.400 |
| Monitor Beryllium Deposit | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Prospect | 39.721, -113.220 |
| Blue Chalk Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Past Producer | 39.706, -113.194 |
| Roadside Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Past Producer | 39.710, -113.217 |
| Moody Beryllium Deposit | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Prospect | 39.710, -113.225 |
| North End Prospect | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Past Producer | 39.735, -113.223 |
| Hogsback Prospect | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Prospect | 39.729, -113.164 |
| Fluro Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Past Producer | 39.703, -113.221 |
| Claybank Prospect | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Occurrence | 39.740, -113.162 |
| Rainbow Beryllium Deposit | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Producer | 39.708, -113.206 |
| Hogs Back #3 Prospect | Beryllium | Bertrandite | Occurrence | 39.738, -113.168 |
| Bell #1 and #2 Claims | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Fluorite, Uranophane | Prospect | 39.707, -113.599 |
| Honeycombs Prospect | Uranium, Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Bertrandite, Fluorite, Uranophane | Occurrence | 39.706, -113.588 |
| Spor Mountain district | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Fluorspar | Producer | 39.707, -113.217 |
| Sigma Emma Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.719, -113.221 |
| Rainbow #2 Prospect | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.707, -113.208 |
| Blue Chalk | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.707, -113.221 |
| Monitor | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Occurrence | 39.700, -113.246 |
| Sigma Emma | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.719, -113.221 |
| Monitor Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Occurrence | 39.700, -113.246 |
| Taurus Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.730, -113.220 |
| Blue Chalk Mine | Beryllium | Bertrandite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 39.707, -113.221 |
| Apex North | Tungsten, Beryllium | Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 39.762, -113.881 |
| Mary | Tungsten | Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 39.759, -113.883 |
| Apex East | Beryllium, Tungsten | Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 39.757, -113.881 |
| Bismuth Mine | Bismuth | Bismuthinite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.435, -112.782 |
| High Ore | — | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.540, -109.245 |
| Creole Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.263, -112.888 |
| Unknown Prospect | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Specularite | Past Producer | 39.759, -112.632 |
| Black Bart Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Bornite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.329, -113.160 |
| Buffalo Mine | Lead, Silver | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.359, -112.246 |
| Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Plumbojarosite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wad, Wolframite | Past Producer | 40.374, -112.262 |
| Eastside Mine | Gold, Silver | Cerargyrite, Gold, Plumbojarosite | Past Producer | 40.362, -112.244 |
| Peterson Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 39.989, -113.201 |
| Black Maria Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Chalcocite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 40.000, -113.204 |
| Gold Bond Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Danburite, Malachite | Past Producer | 40.134, -113.823 |
| Dewey Group | Gold, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.534, -109.263 |
| Flying Dutchman Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Malachite, Pyrite, Turquoise, Uraninite | Past Producer | 39.919, -112.518 |
| Copper Jack Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Malachite, Pyrite, Turquoise, Uraninite | Past Producer | 39.911, -112.509 |
| Cannon Tank Canyon Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.158, -113.296 |
| Black Balsam Prospect | Lead, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 39.957, -111.751 |
| Blue Spar Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.872, -109.090 |
| Prince Albert Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.868, -109.088 |
| Silver King | Manganese, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Uraninite | Occurrence | 39.969, -112.561 |
| Utah Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Malachite | Occurrence | 39.911, -112.511 |
| Flying Dutchman Group | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 39.919, -112.518 |
| Copper Jack Group | Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 39.911, -112.509 |
| Blue Bell Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite | Occurrence | 40.077, -113.264 |
| Bryan Claim | Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.992, -113.225 |
| Jones Mine | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 39.827, -112.404 |
| Hub Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.339, -113.153 |
| Old Moscow | Silver, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.345, -113.144 |
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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